THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE LOUTH HOSPITAL

Registered charity 701610 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Raising of funds for Louth County Hospital.

Objects

TO RELIEVE PATIENTS AND FORMER PATIENTS OF THE HOSPITAL AND OTHER INVALIDS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED INFIRM OR IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND, GENERALLY TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE LOUTH HOSPITAL.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Get email alerts

Latest income
£60k
Latest spending
£8k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's income exceeded expenditure by £52,274 during the year, largely due to a legacy receipt. The trustees report unrestricted funds of £221,158 at year-end, describing this as a sound financial position. The charity is staffed by volunteers and relies on a coffee shop for regular funding.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“The coffee shop is the main regular source of funding for the charity.” — page 4
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — League of Friends of Louth Hospital (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£60k£8k
31/03/2025£19k£15k
31/03/2024£15k£10k
31/03/2023£9k£4k
31/03/2022£669£1k

Common questions

Is THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE LOUTH HOSPITAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's income exceeded expenditure by £52,274 during the year, largely due to a legacy receipt. The trustees report unrestricted funds of £221,158 at year-end, describing this as a sound financial position. The charity is staffed by volunteers and relies on a coffee shop for regular funding.